It is late March in Northern New Jersey, and dirty piles of leftover snow have just about melted away. Along back trails of the Ramapo Mountains, streams are flowing again creating interesting shapes and patterns in their melting ice. Sandy, our faithful hiking companion back then, was exhausted after this particular late March day ….in 2006.
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A wonderful five mile one-way roadway just east of Gatlinsburg, Tennessee, in the foothills of Mount LeConte, the third highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains, at 6,923′ (2010 m.) The turn-outs allow access to old growth forest, streams, waterfalls, wildlife and more. Recently, Sandy Paws and I found unexpected tranquility in the resurgence of forest life, ten months after devastating fires scorched the region.
A short walk from one of the turn-outs, leads to a small summit, elevation 2,900 feet (884 m) as shown photographically in the last picture above, and located on the topo renditions here.
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Site of a local pheasant hatchery for early to mid twentieth century hunters is where we occasionally walk Sandy Paws, our now 13 year old Shih-tzu. She has never exceeded the speed limit.
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Located in NW New Jersey, Frogg Falls Railroad is the dream and inspiration of our lifelong friends, who have transformed a part of their property to a magical, fully functional garden railroad, complete with a wide assortment of “rolling stock,” handmade scale structures complemented by remarkable “to scale” living landscaping, and a Koi and frog populated pond with waterfalls.
Thomas the Train is worried at the sudden presence of Izzy the giant little dog!
Happy Birthday, R!
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A few previously unpublished images from the archives – or – what to publish when you are a.) too busy, or b.) at wit’s end (end of wits?) to create anything else!
Sandy Paws guarding the remote – Northern N.J. 5/4/15Tyler guarding the goal, N.J. – 4/25/15Gull scrounging for food, Seaside Heights boardwalk, NJ – 5/23/15Grazing around at the Senior Equine Retirement Farm, near ATCO, NJ – 5/23/15Home for the birds and the buzzin’ bees, Jersey Shore – 5/19/15Clouds blowing by the moon on a windy night, Jersey Shore – 2/23/15West side of Hudson River, Tompkins Cove, NY – 5/29/15Optimism by the Hudson River, Tompkins Cove, N.Y. – 5/29/15
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